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Better Life
On-Line Catalog - Better Life On-Line Catalog provides
a single point central library to locate products and
services available, for independent living, home
healthcare, disablilities and general fitness. This
catalog allows the viewer to access the information by
vendor, product, category or disability. Audio and video
explanantions and demonstrations will be available for
many of the products in this catalog. To Help-Us-Help,
others in need.
Blind Related Links
Brain Injury Association of Connecticut - Information
- The Brain Injury Association of Connecticut does not
support, endorse, or recommend any product, method of
treatment, or program for persons with head injury. We
endeavor to inform and believe that you have the right to
know what help is available. Information within these
pages consists of items that may be of interest to our
community.
Cancer News on the Net
- an internet publication for cancer patients and their
families. We have links to most of the major cancer
resources on the Net. In addition, we feature articles on
various forms of cancer. We were recently listed as a HOT
SITE by USA Today.
Canine
Companions for Independence - a nonprofit organization
whose mission is to serve the needs of people with
disabilities by providing trained service, hearing and
social dogs and by providing continuing support to ensure
the success of the working team. CCI is dedicated to
enhancing the quality of life for individuals with
disabilities through the development of a human/canine
partnership. We hope this web site will allow you to
become familiar with the work we do at Canine Companions.
Capper Foundation
- The Capper Foundation was founded in 1920 by Senator
Arthur Capper to provide services for children with
physical disabilities. Over the years it has grown from a
small renovated house to a "campus" style facility in
Central Topeka. Since 1976, assistive technology has been
an integral part of the services offered by The Capper
Foundation. We assist as many persons with physical
disabilities as possible, primarily children, by providing
high quality services to maximize their ability to achieve
independent life skills.
Center for
Independent Living - The Center for Independent Living
(CIL) is a national leader in helping people with
disabilities live independently and become productive,
fully participating members of society. The staff and
board, most of whom have disabilities, are strongly
committed to supporting others in their efforts towards
self sufficiency.
Center for
Rehabilitation Technology - Homepage of Georgia Tech's
Center for Rehabilitation Technology focusing on
information and links on assistive technology and
individuals with disabilities.
Center on Human
Policy - The Center on Human Policy (CHP) is a
Syracuse University based policy, research, and advocacy
organization involved in the national movement to insure
the rights of people with disabilities. Since its
founding, the Center has been involved in the study and
promotion of open settings (inclusive community
opportunities) for people with disabilities.
Child Neurology Home Page - The main purpose of this
site is to coordinate the available internet resources
concerning issues in Child Neurology, both for
professionals and patients.
Children and Adults with
Attention Deficit Disorder - Children and Adults with
Attention Deficit Disorders (CH.A.D.D.) is a nonprofit
parent-based organization formed to better the lives of
individuals with attention deficit disorders and those who
care for them.
Chronic Rigid Malignant
Hyperthermia associated with NeuroMuscular Dystrophy
complicated by Neuroleptic Malignant Pain Syndrome -
These disease's are called Chronic Rigid Malignant
Hyperthermia associated with NeuroMuscular Dystrophy with
a differential diagnosis of Duchenne/Becker's disease,
Polymyositis, Central Core disease, Marie's Tooth disease
& several other MD/MS disease's that are intertwined a
deterioration of the Peripheral Neuropathic Nervous System
& Myopathic Muscle Mass. It is a congential progressive
deteriorating disease that leaves you with some of the
following symptom's: Fatigue, Weakness, Numbness,
Prickly/Tingling Sensations, Memory lapses, very sensitive
to heat & heat exhaustion & related problems, sometimes
dizziness, Extreme Pain, and Bladder and/or bowel problems
usually caused by the medication's for the extreme pain [ie.
morphine, Demoral, Valium for muscle spasms and so forth].
College and Career Programs for Deaf Students - The
publication costs for this book have been shared by
Gallaudet University and by the National Technical
Institute for the Deaf (NTID), a college of Rochester
Institute of Technology, as a public service to deaf
students. Also, the Gallaudet Research Institute
contributed a great deal of personnel time in the
collection of information and the preparation of this
volume. Programs and services offered by Gallaudet
University and the National Technical Institute for the
Deaf (NTID) receive substantial financial support from the
Department of Education. Both institutions are Equal
Opportunity Employers. Proceeds from the sale of this book
will be used to defray dissemination costs and to provide
funds to permit publication of a future edition.
Cool
Medical Site Of The Week - just what it says. Check it
out!
Council for the Status of People with Disabilities
Craig
Hospital - Caring Exclusively for Patients with Spinal
Cord and Brain Injuries.Since 1956, Craig Hospital has
specialized in spinal cord injury and brain injury
rehabilitation. Craig Hospital is designated by the
federal government as the Rocky Mountain Regional Spinal
Injury System, one of only 13 specially appointed regional
facilities in the country. Craig is also accredited by the
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare
Organizations (JCAHO) and the Commission on Accreditation
of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) as specialty SCI and
TBI programs. Craig has been ranked in the top ten
rehabilitation hospitals in the U.S. News and World Report
for the past 7 consecutive years.
Crotched Mountain Foundation
Home Page - Crotched Mountain Foundation serves
children and adults who are physically, emotionally or
intellectually challenged. Our therapy, education and
support services -- including a lifetime of care through
community-based subsidiaries -- empowers them to attain
the highest possible degree of physical, emotional and
social independence.
Cure
Paralysis Now Home Page - The Original Web Site for
the Advancement of the Cure for Spinal Cord Paralysis.
This is really your site. . . a gift from a few of us who
care about the cure of paralysis. We realize that without
teamwork, the challenge is doomed and hope that you want
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Deaf World Web
- A central Deaf point on the Internet Deaf World WebTM is
the largest and leading multi-purpose deaf-related
Website, providing information on all subjects from
Socio-Cultural Resources to References around the world.
DEBRA -
Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa Research Association,
Inc. support and a gathering place through our special
"Pen Pals" section. We hope this will become an invaluable
resource for anyone who's lives have been influenced by
Epidermolysis Bullosa.
Disability
Advocacy Clinic (DAC) - professional company of
disability advocates (paralegal-legal assitants) who
provide Social Security/SSI disability services, without
attorney supervision. DAC's home page on the World Wide
Web is here - a resource for practioners, and for anyone
who needs help or information about Social Security/SSI
disability benefit programs and obtaining representation.
Disabilities Journal - Information Technology and
Disabilities is a new, quarterly journal devoted to all
aspects of computer use by persons with disabilities. It
is intended to fill a void in professional literature by
bringing together articles by educators (K through
college), librarians, human resources and rehabilitation
professionals, as well as campus computing and other
professionals concerned with the effective use of
technology by people with all kinds of disabilities.
Disabilities - Resources - Resources for Research on
Disabilities courtesy of the Department of Special
Education University of Kansas.
Disability
International Online! - subscription needed to enter
Disability
Related Resources on the Internet - Recently Seen Cool
Sites - links related to disabilities.
Disability
Rights Activist - THE DISABILITY RIGHTS ACTIVIST
brings together much of the information needed to enable
anyone interested in the rights of disabled people to work
for those rights. In my work in developing THE DISABILITY
RIGHTS ACTIVIST, indeed in all my work for disability
rights, I am guided by the words of Mahatma Gandhi -
"Whatever you do may seem insignificant, but it is most
important that you do it."
Disability
Solutions Page - Y Knot is a newly formed disabled
sailing association located on Lake George, New York, open
to all. PLEASE JOIN US at our next monthly meeting Sunday,
December 8, 1996 at 1:00 P.M. sharp at the "Parting Glass"
in Saratoga Springs, New York!!! It's a volunteer effort.
Disable Hotline Home Page - We are a not for profit
service, established over twelve years ago to aid family,
friends and individuals that are either disabled or know
of someone who is disabled become independent and more
informed...We offer FREE advice and referral services to
anyone regardless of their disability or lack of ... We do
video seminars, and video tape important events and
happenings that are related to the rights and services of
the disabled. These videos are presented for public access
around the world...
Disabled
Businesspersons Association - The DISABLED
BUSINESSPERSONS ASSOCIATION (DBA) is a national 501(C)(3)
nonprofit, public charity and educational organization
founded in 1991 to help disabled entrepreneurs and
professionals maximize their potential in the business
world, and to encourage the participation and enhance the
performance of the disabled in the workforce.
Disabled Peoples'
International - The purpose of DPI is to promote the
Human Rights of People with Disabilities through full
participation, equalization of opportunity and
development. DPI is a grassroots, cross-disability network
with member organizations in over 110 countries, over half
of which are in the developing world. DPI is administrated
through the headquarters in Winnipeg, Canada and through
eight Regional Development Offices. DPI has consultative
status with the ECOSOC, UNESCO, WHO, and the ILO, and has
official observer status at the United Nations General
Assembly.
DO-IT
Program - The United States needs citizens trained in
science, engineering, and mathematics, including
individuals from traditionally underrepresented groups
such as women, ethnic minorities, and individuals with
disabilities. A goal of DO-IT (Disabilities,
Opportunities, Internetworking, and Technology), is to
increase the participation of individuals with
disabilities in science, engineering, and mathematics
academic programs and careers.
Down Syndrome WWW
Page - Information on Down Syndrome with many links to
related topics including; 1996 Healthcare Guidelines for
Individuals with Down Syndrome; Organizations Worldwide;
Inclusion and Education Resources; Parent Matching and
Support Groups.
DREAMMS for Kids, Inc.
- DREAMMS for Kids, Inc. (Developmental Research for the
Effective Advancement of Memory and Motor Skills) is a
non-profit parent and professional service agency, that
specializes in Assistive Technology (AT) related research,
development, and information dissemination. Founded in
1988 by the parents of a child with Down syndrome, DREAMMS
is committed to facilitating the use of computers,
assistive and adaptive technologies, and quality
instructional technologies for students and youth with
special needs in schools, homes, and the community.
Services include our monthly newsletter, DIRECTIONS:
Technology in Special Education, Assistive Technology
information resources, training seminars and conferences,
and general Assistive Technology awareness support.
Dyslexia
Archive - Specific Learning Difficulties - The
Dyslexia Archive is an ever growing collection of
up-to-date material covering all aspects of dyslexia. It
is stored electronically and is accessed using a computer
connected to the Internet. It is specifically designed to
make it easy for the specialist and casual browser alike
to find, read and retrieve the information they require.
This archive is the starting point for accessing
information held locally and at other sites throughout the
world.
Easter Seals Home Page
- Easter Seals Gateway a service of the National Easter
Seal Society - U.S.A. provides many links to informative
information.
Employee Rehabilitation-UCSD - The University of
California San Diego Campus Employee Rehabilitation
Program serves faculty and staff members who have
disabilities. The Program's available range of reliable
services supports informed decision making through
intervention, job accommodation analyses, and placement
efforts.
Epilepsy
Foundation of America (EFA) - Epilepsy (also known as
a seizure disorder) is a chronic condition which produces
sudden disturbances in the normal electrical functions of
the brain.These disturbances produce more than 20
different types of seizures affecting consciousness,
movement, or sensation. Medication controls or reduces the
number of seizures for many people. Others are more
severely affected. Social rejection and discrimination
also complicate life for many of the more than two and a
half million Americans with epilepsy. One hundred and
twenty-five thousand new cases develop every year among
people of all ages. In the majority of cases, the cause is
unknown.
Ergonomic Technologies, computers, workstations,
keyboards, desks, office equipment, carpal tunnel
syndrome, tendonitis, tennis elbow, wrist rests - More
and more people are spending much of their day tapping on
a keyboard, and an ever-increasing amount of media
attention focused on debilitating wrist disorders, such as
carpal-tunnel syndrome, is resulting in researchers
uncovering at least partial solutions to keyboard related
musculoskeletal problems. Generally, people who work more
than four hours per day face higher risk of upper
extremity repetitive stress injuries, or RSI.
ErgoWeb: the Place for
Ergonomics - ErgoWeb is the place for ergonomics on
the World Wide Web. We continue to offer volumes of useful
ergonomics information for free to a large world wide
audience. We also offer subscription access to a
sophisticated set of ergonomic job evaluation, analysis,
design and redesign software through our web site. If
you're searching for a one stop spot for ergonomics
information, products, case studies, instructional
materials, standards and guidelines, communication
opportunities, ergonomics related news, and more - all
presented in an ergonomic format - you've found it!
FHC Home Page -
Friends' Health Connection, a non-profit organization that
provides customized, one-to-one support for individuals
with health problems and their families.
FHP
Health Care Information Center - Since our beginning
in 1961, FHP Health Care has grown to become the fourth
largest health care company in the United States. Our home
page on the Internet is part of our mission to provide
useful information to the general public about HMOs, FHP,
and living healthy lives.
Flying with disabilities in Europe - everything you
want to know about flying (as a pilot that is) in Europe
with disabilities.
For All the
Special Kids in the World - Personal home page that
will not only help Parents of both Children who are
Gifted, but also those who have Children with Disibilities
and Educational Needs. If you like what you see or even if
you don't like it I would like to know.
Friends of Disabled
Adults (FODA) - Started in 1978 by Ed Butchart after
retiring from the Marine Corps, Ed began a second career
as a salesman of medical diagnostics products. In the
course of his work, Ed became acquainted with disabled
people in need of equipment and services. He began
refurbishing wheelchairs in the garage of his home. In
May,1987, Ed quit his job to devote full time to Friends
of Disabled Adults. FODA was incorporated as a non-profit
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Independence
Bank - a project of Illinois Easter Seals and is the first
online resume bank specifically designed for professional,
career minded individuals with disabilities. Submission of
resumes is free of charge.
Index of Other Resources on Disablilities. - this site
provides links to: The ABI/TBI Information Project - This is
the accumulated wisdom from the St. John's Traumatic Brain
Injury Support list. The Adaptive Skiing Home Page, Americans
with Disabilities Act Document Center, Addressing the Issues
of Sexual Expression in Rehabilitation-A request for survey
participants. Bethphage Mission-Offers individualized services
to persons with developmental disabilities. Emacspeak-a speach
output program for Emacs (text editor). Evan Kemp Associates
Inc.-Disability Resources, Products, Services, and
Communication. Gus Communications Inc. and much more.
International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) -
an international, multidisciplinary, non-profit professional
association dedicated to furthering research on pain and
improving the care of patients with pain.
Internet Mental
Health - a free encyclopedia of mental health information.
Our hope is that Internet Mental Health will promote improved
understanding, diagnosis, and treatment of mental illness
throughout the world.
Internet Resources for Nonprofit Public Service Organizations
- This site provides links to related sources such as: General
Sources, Funding Opportunities, Management, Nonprofits and
Technology (NEW!), Philanthropy and Volunteer Activity.
Interstitial Cystitis
Association (Home) - My name is Dr. Vicki Ratner. As a
young medical student, I began to experience some disturbing
bladder symptoms for which my own physicians could provide
little relief. I began my own research and determined that I
probably suffered from a little-known and less-researched
condition known as interstitial cystitis. In 1984 I launched
the Interstitial Cystitis Association (ICA), dedicated to
providing information and support to the hundreds of thousands
of Americans who suffer-- many of them in silence or
ignorance--from this debilitating disease.
Interwork Institute -San
Diego State University - The Interwork Institute, under
the direction of Dr. Fred McFarlane and Dr. Ian Pumpian, is
comprised of two divisions: the Rehabilitation Continuing
Education Efforts and Special Education. It was formed in
1990, a successful merger of the previous long-term efforts of
the Center for Rehabilitation Studies and Services (CRSS) and
Project Work (Special Education). These demonstration,
education/training, and research efforts have resulted in
national, state, and local recognition. The Interwork
Institute values the right of all people to fully and actively
participate in all aspects of society with dignity and
respect. All Interwork Institute efforts focus on promoting
the integration of individuals with disabilities in to all
aspects of school, work, family, and community life.
JobSmart: Northern California
Job Search Guide
Johns Hopkins Physical
Medicine and Rehabilitation - Find out what's happening in
the world of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) at
John Hopkins University. Provides links to resources
pertaining to JHU such as: News and Announcements, Clinical
Services, Education and Training Services and Faculty and
Staff.
kidsDoctor™ - In the
early days of my practice I used to make house-calls. Doctors
don't do that so much anymore, and I really miss the
experience. Think of kidsDoctor as a 24 hr-a-day source for
"What every parent needs to know" when it comes to keeping
kids healthy.
Lucile Salter
Packard Children's Hospital At Stanford - Rehabilitation
Engineering Center Assistive Technology for Adults and
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MGH/Harvard Functional Neurosurgery Homepage - MGH/Harvard
Functional Neurosurgery Homepage Comprehensive links to
online information about Parkinson's disease from MGH/Harvard
Organizations providing Parkinson's Disease Support.
MSonly - a monthly
compilation of all peer reviewed research abstracts on
multiple sclerosis. This information available in a
commented and/or uncommented format. Both medical
professionals and lay persons can benefit from either
format.
Managed Care
Advocacy - This site offers information, resources,
and advocacy for parents and providers struggling to
obtain healthcare services for children with disabilities.
Manitoba Riding
For the Disabled - MRDA is a charitable non-profit
volunteer organization which was formed in 1977. The MRDA
strives to provide therapeutic horseback riding to
children and adults with physical and mental disabilities.
Medical & Disability Links - Provides links to: The
National Institute on Life Planning for Persons with
Disabilities, Breakthrough Medical News from the world's
leading medical centers and research labs, ConvaTec Makers
of DuoDerm and much more.
Medlogic - SuperSkin∝
- National and international athletes in adaptive sports,
such as Greg Mannino, 10 time Paralympic medalist, have
found that SuperSkin∝ helps maintain active lifestlyes,
helps prevent skin breakdown wounds and is cost effective
and simple to apply.
MEDMarket(TM) Healthcare Manufacturing Industry Index
- This index contains links to all organizations of
interest to the healthcare manufacturing industry that are
known to have a Web presence.
MGH Spina Bifida/Syrinx/Hydrocephalus Homepage - MGH
Pediatric Neurosurgery Unit specializes in the surgical
treatment of pediatric brain and spinal tumors--in
conjunction with a team including pedatric neuroncologists
and pediatric medical oncologists. Surgery of
developmental anomalies presenting prenatally, in infancy,
childhood, or adulthood including tethered spinal cord,
spina bifida, syringomyelia (syrinx), myelomeningocele,
hydrocephalus, normal pressure hydrocephalus,
craniosynostosis, lipoma, dermal sinus, encephalocele,
aqueductal stenosis, myeloschisis, lipomyelomeningocele,
split cord malformation, diastematomyelia, Klippel-Feil
syndrome, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunts [including
ventriculo-peritoneal (VP) and ventriculo atrial (VA)
shunts], Dandy-Walker cyst, and Arnold-Chiari malformation
are also a focus of this group of neurosurgeons.
MS Central
Support is a website devoted to issues of Multiple
Sclerosis. The site includes information, a Support Forum,
Conference Room, Knowledge Database, an internet Friends
List, where members have the opportunity to have a penpal,
and a storyteller area where members can post an original
story, poem, or quote.
MS Help - is a
counseling and educational service for people with
multiple sclerosis and those who love and care for them.
My name is Ira Lipsky and I am a Licensed Mental Health
Counselor, who has lived with MS for 24 years. Receiving a
diagnosis of multiple sclerosis can be a confusing and
frightening experience. Often this unsettling information
is presented with minimal sensitivity and education. MS
HELP exists to correct these errors and provide the
support and information that everyone touched by a chronic
illness needs. No one is immune to feelings of fear. But
in order to grow, fear needs ignorance, and MS HELP gives
people the resources to fight ignorance.
Multiple
Sclerosis Foundation - is designed to provide
information about the many services available through the
Multiple Sclerosis Foundation, Inc., as well as referrals
to other sources of important information about MS. MSF
offers contemporary, one-on-one support call staffers to
answer your questions and concerns about issues dealing
with MS.
My Handi-Capable
Reporter - Our mission is as simple as our
motto,"Changing pessimism to optimism" through the spread
of real world information gathered from the world and our
readers. M.H.C.R. will be your guide to upcoming events ,
news of medical findings and studies, as well as
restaurants and public establishments that are
accommodating to our everyday needs.
National
Association on Alcohol, Drugs & Disability - (NAADD)
promotes awareness and education about substance abuse
among people with co-existing disabilities. The mission of
NAADD is to create public awareness of issues related to
alcoholism, drug addiction, and substance abuse faced by
persons with other co-existing disabilities, and to
provide a peer approach to enhance access to services,
information, education and prevention through the
collaborative efforts of interested individuals and
organizations nationwide.
National Center
for Accessible Media - this site provides links to :
Captioning and Audio Description on the Web, Web Access
Symbol Now Available, Accessibility Links, Sites Using the
Web Access Symbol and much more.
National Chronic Pain Outreach Association (NCPOA) -
publishes the quarterly (more or less) newsletter,
Lifeline . and serves as a clearinghouse of information on
any kind of chronic pain They also maintain a list of
support groups in many areas, have reprints of materials
on all aspect of chronic pain, and can help in setting up
a local support group. NCPOA provides book reviews to keep
patients and loved-ones informed about the latest
publications on chronic pain. NCPOA lobbies the medical
community and the government on the issues of chronic pain
and the legislation necessary to support us.
National Home Of Your
Own Alliance - a unique program initiated by the
Institute on Disability, a University Affiliated Program.
This program provides persons with developmental
disabilities the choice to lease or purchase their own
home, thereby freeing them from the constraints of
institutional living and giving them more control over
their lives and the services they require. The National
Home Of Your Own Alliance currently provides technical
assistance to twenty-three states and we also provide
information and referrals on a national level.
National Kidney
Foundation Web Site - this site provides valuable
information on: Who We Are, The Problem Of Kidney Disease,
Professional Councils, Kidney Cares Program, Transplant
Games, The Electronic Kidney Newsletter, Physician's File,
cyberNephrologyTM, NKF Affiliate Offices, Seventh Annual
Spring Clinical Nephrology Meetings Preliminary and
Program.
National Stroke
Association - National Stroke Association (NSA) is the
only national voluntary health care organization focusing
100 percent of its resources and attention on stroke
prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, research and
support for stroke survivors and their families. The
largest provider of stroke-related materials in the world,
NSA is dedicated to reducing the incidence and impact of
stroke by changing the way stroke is viewed and treated.
National
Technology Transfer Center Home Page (NTTC) - NTTC,
established by Congress, is the hub of a national network
linking U.S. companies with federal laboratories to turn
government research results into practical,
commercially-relevant technology. The center's free
Gateway Service, staffed by specialists in biology,
physics, chemistry, computer sciences, and various
branches of engineering, provides private sector callers
with person-to-person contacts in the federal laboratory
system. NTTC technology agents have facilitated requests
in a wide range of areas including: materials, computer
and information systems, biotechnology, agriculture,
transportation, energy and environmental innovations,
electronics, and defense-related R&D with commercial
applications.
National Wheelchair
Basketball Assoc. -The National Wheelchair Basketball
Association (NWBA) is comprised of 181 basketball teams
within twenty-two conferences. The NWBA was founded in
1948, and today consists of men's, women's,
intercollegiate, and youth teams throughout the country.
The NWBA web site went online March 18, 1996.
NCSA Mosaic Access Page
- a resource for those interested in how people with
disabilities can use the internet and the World Wide Web.
Development of this page is under the Mosaic Access
Project with support from the National Science Foundation.
The short term goals of this project are to identify some
of the major barriers people with disabilities encounter
using NCSA Mosaic. Where feasible, solutions will be
designed and implemented.
NIH Home Page - National
Institutes of Health - a selection of some NIH health
resources such as CancerNet, AIDS information, Clinical
Alerts, the Women's Health Initiative and the NIH
Information Index (a subject-word guide to diseases and
conditions under investigation at NIH).
Neurosurgery at NYU
- Welcome to the NYU Department of Neurosurgery Home Page.
A resource center for patients, families, and health care
professionals.
NIOSH
Home Page - NIOSH is the acronym for the National
Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, a Federal
agency established by the Occupational Safety and Health
Act of 1970. NIOSH is part of the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC) and is responsible for
conducting research and making recommendations for the
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Office Techniques
Home Page - Specializing in Ergonomic Computer
furnishings, Supplies & Accessories provides links to
information concerning Intensive Computer Users -Keyboard
Intensive Environments -Carpal Tunnel Syndrome sufferers
-Repetitive Stress Injury (RSI) Alleviation, Network
Sites, Computer Lab and Training Room Furniture and Office
Environments for Today and Tomorrow.
On A Roll -- Talk
Radio on Life & Disability - only live weekly
syndicated commercial radio talk show on life &
disability. Visit our site to learn how you can bring the
show to your community!
Our Kids - Support for Caregivers of Children with
Disabilities. Our-Kids is a support group for parents,
caregivers and others who are working with children with
physical and/or mental disabilities and delays. We call
the list "Our-Kids". While it isn't exactingly
descriptive, it avoids the pitfalls of labeling our kids
anything but what they most certainly are: The wonderful
little people in our lives.
Pain
Research Page - A resource for pain researchers in
medicine and related fields, this page includes a set of
links for patients with pain that provide resources
related to pain and other symptom disorders.
Part H
Report - This briefing paper is intended to provide
background information and a preliminary report of
achievements and future needs for the Federal Part H
Program of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
(IDEA) and its services to infants and toddlers with
disabilities and their families. This collaborative
Federal, state, and local partnership has created a
positive framework for the nationwide development and
implementation of comprehensive service systems.
Polio
Survivors Page - These pages are dedicated to those
who fought dragons in their youth and now -- when the
world has grown cold -- must fight again.
Post
Polio Central - Post-Polio Related Info and Support
Resourses On The Internet. Links that will lead you to
most of the Post Polio Related information available on
the Internet.
The Polio Pal's
Place - Resources and information for polio survivors
and those with Post Polio Syndrome. Dragon Slayers
Question and answers, for Polio Survivors.
Queen Elizabeth
Hospital Rheumatic Disease and Rehabilitation - Queen
Elizabeth Hospital, Rotorua, New Zealand, is a highly
specialised treatment centre for people suffering from
rheumatism, arthritis or other locomotor disorders. We
combines modern investigation with older, more traditional
"spa cures" and provide Rheumatology, Rehabilitation and
Orthopaedic Surgical Services to patients from New Zealand
and around the world.
Rebhan's Homepage (Alzheimer news, databases) -
RebPage is a web site that helps you to keep up with
recent developments in the understanding, treatment and
diagnosis of brain disorders (Alzheimer's disease,
Parkinson's disease, Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, epilepsy,
schizophrenia, stroke, drug addiction, lissencephaly and
many others). Its focus is to look for the principles
underlying brain dysfunction, to promote the use of this
knowledge in clinical applications, and to inform
patients, their family, physicians and other people about
improvements in the diagnosis and treatment of any brain
disorder.
Reflex Sympathetic
Dystrophy (RSD) - RSD is a descriptive term meaning a
complex disorder or group of disorders that may develop as
a consequence of trauma affecting the limbs, with or
without an obvious nerve lesion. RSD may also develop
after visceral diseases, and central nervous system
lesions, or, rarely, without an obvious antecedent event.
It consists of pain and related sensory abnormalities,
abnormal blood flow and sweating, abnormalities in the
motor system and changes in structure of both superficial
and deep tissues ("trophic" changes). It is not necessary
that all components are present. It is agreed that the
name "reflex sympathetic dystrophy" is used in a
descriptive sense and does not imply specific underlying
mechanisms.
Reflex Sympathetic
Dystrophy Syndrome Association of America (RSDS) -
this site provides informative links to: What is Reflex
Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome?, Clinical Features and
Symptoms of RSDS, The Three Stages, Some other names given
to this syndrome, Incidence of RSDS, Etioloqy, More recent
hypothesis, Diagnosis, Treatments, Sympathetically
Maintained Pain, Problems and Effects of RSDS, General
Services, Glossary of Medical Terms and RSDS Fact and
Fiction.
Restart Foundation -
Database of information for Quadriaplegics.
Rheumatology -
The American College of Rheumatology is an organization of
physicians, health professionals, and scientists that
serves its members through programs of education, research
and advocacy that foster excellence in the care of people
with arthritis, and rheumatic, and musculoskeletal
diseases.
robevers's Home Page - if you are looking for
information about epilepsy in young children, I hope that
this information is helpful for you. This page started out
as just 3 detailed stories written by parents on the
issues they has gone through with a child with Epilepsy.
Four month after starting this page, the number of
children have expanded to 49 |
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SeniorSite --for adults 50+ (senior citizens) their
children and caregivers - dedicated to provide a
unique, informative, interesting, and entertaining
Internet website for: senior cititizens, adults 50+, your
children, grandchildren, and caregivers.
Shields Health Care
Group - Shields Health Care is one of the most
respected names in Magnetic Resonance Imaging in
Massachusetts. The Shields family has long been dedicated
to bringing the newest technology, the best trained
people, and the most comfortable facilities together to
make your visits with us a rewarding experience.
Sight Impaired Computer Page - recordings for the
visually impaired.
Sleep Medicine
Home Page - lists resources regarding all aspects of
sleep including, the physiology of sleep, clinical sleep
medicine, sleep research, federal and state information,
patient information, and business-related groups. If you
have any additional sleep-related information appropriate
for this listing send me information by email.
Solutions - links
to Multiple Sclerosis - Natural "Recovery" , Recent
Positive, solution oriented Media Stories, Defensiveness,
UpBeat, Positive News Cable TV Show and much more.
Special
Equestrian Riding Therapy, Inc. (SERT). Therapeutic riding
for the disabled. - Therapeutic riding is the use of
the horse as a tool to achieve a variety of therapeutic
goals, physical, mental, social, educational and
behavioral. There are a variety of methods available to
accomplish these goals.
Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Support Page - links to the
following: Paralympic Games, SUPERMAN (Christopher Reeve),
National Spinal Cord Injury Association (unofficial), Evan
Kemp Associates, The Boulevard, The Spinal Cord Injury
Notebook, Spinal Cord Injury Support Network, Cure
Paralysis Now, Rehabiltation and Spinal Injuries,
Graphical Statistics of Spinal Cord Injuries, Spinal Cord
Research Centre, Spinal Cord Society, International
Wheelchair Aviators!, A Spinal Gopher Link, International
Spinal Cord Injury Center, Central neurocytoma of the
spinal cord: histology.
Spinal Cord Injury, Stroke, and Paralysis Resources Guide
- This page contains address and contact information for
organizations providing support for and education of
patients with spinal injuries and their families and
friends. Links to on-line information about spinal cord
injury and rehabilitation can be found on the MGH/Harvard
Neurosurgical Service Spine Surgery Homepage.
SSA Home Page - this
site provides informative links to: About Social
Security's benefits, Medicare information, Facts and
figures, Forms, Our agency and its history, Online
transaction services, En Español, Financial status of our
programs, Services for employers and businesses, Laws and
regulations, Other servers of interest, Public information
resources, How to reach Social Security and How to report
fraud to Social Security.
Stroke
associated with Sickle Cell Anemia - information
concerning SCD - 17% of all SCD patients suffer a stroke.
Of all people with sickle cell anemia, children have the
highest stroke risk. Their risk is greatest between ages
of five and sixteen. Children with sickle cell disease are
300 times more likely than normal children to have a
stroke. Of the children who had a stroke and survived, 70%
will have a second stroke and it usually occurs within 36
months of the first stroke.
Taconic Resources for
Independence, Inc. (TRI) - is an Independent Living
Center located in Poughkeepsie, New York USA. One of 38
Centers for Independent Living in New York State serving
people with disabilities, their families and friends. TRI
is unique in that we are the only consumer controlled,
cross-disability agency serving this population. Our Board
of Directors must comprise at least 51% persons with
disabilities. Our staff is made up of 75% persons with
disabilities.
The Hub -
for information for people in wheelchairs with links to
such topics as; Sex, Why?, People, Home, Journals, Wheels,
Hope, Sports, Therapy, Law, Regional, Travel and Women.
The Miami Project
to Cure Paralysis - a Center of Excellence of the
University of Miami School of Medicine, is the world's
largest, most comprehensive research center dedicated to
finding more effective treatments and, ultimately, a cure
for paralysis that results from spinal cord injury.
Tidewater Down Syndrome Asociation Home Page - is a
non-profit organization of parents, relatives, friends and
professionals interested in providing information and
opportunities for individuals with Down syndrome and their
families. The TDSA serves the Hampton Roads, Virginia
area. The TDSA holds general meetings every month, usually
centered around a particular topic. In addition, the
organization sponsors regular activities for parent and
families, a siblings group, and a new babies group. The
TDSA is an organization of volunteers, with a board of
directors and several committees.
Trace Research and
Development Center - The Trace Center is an
interdisciplinary research, development and resource
center on technology and disability. It is part of the
Waisman Center and the Department of Industrial
Engineering at the University of Wisconsin - Madison. The
mission of the Center is: "To advance the ability of
people with disabilities to achieve their life objectives
through the use of communication, computer and information
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UAP of Arkansas -
The UAP of Arkansas is an organization dedicated to
helping people with developmental disabilities become more
independent, more productive, and more integrated into
their communities.
Umbrella of the
Capital District - A nonprofit agency helping senior
citizens and persons with disabilities live comfortably
and safely in their own homes. By providing low-cost home
maintenance and a wide variety of personal services, we
help our members keep the two things they cherish
most...their homes and their independence.
United Citizens
With Disabilities "The Wheelers" - United Citizens
With Disabilities and Wheelers, Inc. is a non profit
organization that has been helping Americans with
disabilities through Support Groups, Social Services,
Public Education Programs, Community Service Projects
andNation Wide Friendship And Unity Networks since 1991.
We offer free membership and need new members and
volunteers in every state. Because nothing can stop 49
Million Americans with disabilities when we are united.
United States Cerebral
Palsy Athletic Association Home - Our overall purpose
is designed to provide both individualized sports training
and competitive opportunities for atheletes with cerebral
palsy, or other related challenges, such as head injuries
or strokes. Our guiding philosophy, equal opportunity for
all, is personified in our eight level classification
system. This system, based on the functional level of the
athlete, provides a fair and equitable starting point for
competitions.
U.S.
Department Of Justice ADA Home Page - The ADA gives
the Department of Justice (DOJ) authority to issue
regulations for title II and III of the ADA and to provide
technical assistance and enforcement. The Department also
has authority to certify that a State or local
accessibility code is equivalent to the ADA's requirements
for new construction and alterations.
Universal Health Care
Distributors - Professional Distribution of
Pharmaceutical, Surgical, Medical Supplies and Universal
Plus, a Clinical Pharmacy Service.
The University of
Kansas, SPED ON-LINE - The Department of Special
Education at The University of Kansas, provides a variety
of professional opportunities for students committed to
the improvement of lifestyles for children, youth, and
adults with disabilities.
UN-L
R.S.I. Page - Computer Related Repetitive Strain
Injury. As more and more educational work involves using
computers, students and instructors alike need to be aware
of the hazard of Repetitive Strain Injury to the hands and
arms resulting from the use of computer keyboards and
mice. This can be a serious and very painful condition
that is far easier to prevent than to cure once
contracted, and can occur even in young physically fit
individuals. It is not uncommon for people to have to
leave computer-dependent careers as a result, or even to
be permanently disabled and unable to perform tasks such
as driving or dressing themselves.
UPRISING
- Unique People's Voting Project
UTHSCSA Department
of Rehabilitation Medicine - Rehabilitation Medicine
at The University of Texas Health Science Center is a
medical specialty that deals with the evaluation and
treatment of patients whose functional abilities have been
impaired. The Department of Rehabilitation is very
fortunate to have an experienced and talented faculty who
possess expertise in the following areas: spinal cord
injury, traumatic brain injury, pain management,
prosthetics and orthotics, electrodiagnostic medicine,
pediatric rehabilitation, general physical medicine, and
rehabilitation.
Vietnam Veterans Home
Page - To honor Vietnam Veterans, living and dead, who
served their country on either side of the conflict. To
provide an interactive on-line forum for Vietnam Veterans
and their families and friends to exchange information,
stories, poems, songs, art, pictures, and experiences in
any publishable form.
WebABLE!
- WebABLE!, the authoritative Web directory for
disability-related internet resources, has changed--for
the better. The WebABLE! website is now a part of the Yuri
Rubinsky Insight Foundation website. As part of the move,
WebABLE! now has a new look, better organization, and
offers much-awaited searching of its renowned directory of
internet resources.
Winners on Wheels -
Winners On Wheels (WOW) is a non-profit organization for
children who use wheelchairs. The WOW program is a social
and recreational program to help develop youngster's
self-esteem and to encourage them to be independent. There
are currently 57 active chapters (Circles) nationwide with
one international Circle in South Africa. Our Mission: To
empower youth in wheelchairs to be all that they can be,
challenging them to reframe their environment and to
contribute confidently to their community and world
Women with
Developmental Disabilities - an information site and
resource listing identifying services and programs for
women in the state of California. This site is being
developed by the University Affiliated Program at UCLA and
the listings will be divided into two categories: Health &
Wellness, and Social & Recreational.
Workers with
Disabilities Project - a labour/managment and consumer
sponsored research and service group located in Victoria
B.C. Canada. They have been a pioneering organization in
the use of partnership approachs, integration services,
accommodation and co-worker support to promote the
inclusion of Jobseekers and Workers with Disabilities
since 1993. They have developed and delivered an early
accommodation and support program that is operating in a
municipal workplace since 1995. They are currently
delivering a research and innovative pilot training
program on self-directive accommodation practices.
World Association of Persons
with Disabilities - The Beacon of Knowledge and Refuge
for The World's Largest Minority.
World of Physical Therapy - an entire page dedicated
to this field in order to help those who are interested in
finding out more about it, help students who are searching
for information about universities and their individual
programs, and help those who are interested in learning
more about new techniques and research that have been
published on the Internet. Due to the closeness in
relationship that physical therapy shares with the medical
profession, health sciences, and psychology, there are
some overlaps of information which could not be avoided
but should also be of much help.
World T.E.A.M.
Sports - World T.E.A. Sports is a non-profit sports
organization created to encourage, promote and develop
opportunities in sports for all persons, especially
persons with disabilities. Join us for an experience of a
lifetime.
Yahoo - Business and
Economy:Organizations:Companies:Disabilities - lists
many links to specialized companies that provide
assistance for the disabled such as: Adaptive Technology,
Braille, Close Captioning@, Consulting, Lifts@, Retail,
Software@, Travel Agents@ and Wheelchairs@.
Yahoo - Health
- lists many links having anything to do with health, too
many to list here but if you're looking for anything on
health Yahoo has it!
Yahoo - Society and Culture:Disabilities - lists many
links having anything to do with disabilities including,
ADA, Mental Health@, and too many others to list here but
if you're looking for anything on disabilities Yahoo has
it.
Yahoo - Society and Culture:Organizations:Public Interest
Groups:Disabilities - lists links to: Access and
Mobility, Adaptive Technology@, Blindness@, Down Syndrome@
and Educationlists
Yahoo Search-health care - same as the others above.
Check it out for yourself |
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